looks like im keepin the 87 - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

shrtbx · 09-29-2009, 12:50 AM

I MEAN 86...... SORRY ....Well i guess i dont have to feel all that bad. Guys with the 88-98 trucks get just about the same mileage as us. I saw a 92 i was interested in but figured whats the point. I like the squares more than the next generation of trucks so whats the point. THEY GET THE SAME MPG THEN NEAR MOST OF US.

*nekkidhillbilly* · 09-29-2009, 04:03 PM

actually if you have a 87 they do get same

shrtbx · 09-29-2009, 04:18 PM

i actually have an 86. It gets pretty much the same gas mileage as the 88-98s based on what the guys said

3r!c84 · 09-29-2009, 04:25 PM

what tranny and motor?

shrtbx · 09-30-2009, 01:06 AM

typical 350 with 700 r4 trans.

3r!c84 · 09-30-2009, 06:18 AM

yea the 700r4 saves you

*nekkidhillbilly* · 09-30-2009, 05:40 PM

yeah theres less there is only like a 3 % gain on tbi over a carb

shrtbx · 09-30-2009, 11:05 PM

yeah i might switch to the edelbrock q jet i have to see if i can squeeze some more mpg out on the freeway. Other than that i get pretty much the same if not better than the later models mentioned above.

TwoFiftyShifter · 09-30-2009, 11:22 PM

3%? My uncle had an '84 K20 with a 305 4bbl and an SM465, got 10/13 city highway mpg, and I have an 87 tbi 350/sm465 and i get 12/15 city highway, alot of it is driver but it seems to better than carbs.... than again it could depend on how the carb is tuned....

09-29-2009, 12:50 AM	#1
shrtbx Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: los angeles Posts: 202	looks like im keepin the 87 I MEAN 86...... SORRY ....Well i guess i dont have to feel all that bad. Guys with the 88-98 trucks get just about the same mileage as us. I saw a 92 i was interested in but figured whats the point. I like the squares more than the next generation of trucks so whats the point. THEY GET THE SAME MPG THEN NEAR MOST OF US. Last edited by shrtbx; 09-29-2009 at 12:55 AM.

09-29-2009, 04:03 PM	#2
nekkidhillbilly Account Suspended Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: hazard, ky Posts: 1,674	Re: looks like im keepin the 87 actually if you have a 87 they do get same

09-29-2009, 04:18 PM	#3
shrtbx Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: los angeles Posts: 202	Re: looks like im keepin the 86 i actually have an 86. It gets pretty much the same gas mileage as the 88-98s based on what the guys said

09-29-2009, 04:25 PM	#4
3r!c84 Badass Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: lox. fl Posts: 4,586	Re: looks like im keepin the 87 what tranny and motor? __________________ Think outside the box? -84c10 (1stcar)→My Build← -00 Saturn 5spd drop a gear and disappear! 1/4:13:90

09-30-2009, 01:06 AM	#5
shrtbx Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: los angeles Posts: 202	Re: looks like im keepin the 87 typical 350 with 700 r4 trans.

09-30-2009, 06:18 AM	#6
3r!c84 Badass Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: lox. fl Posts: 4,586	Re: looks like im keepin the 87 yea the 700r4 saves you __________________ Think outside the box? -84c10 (1stcar)→My Build← -00 Saturn 5spd drop a gear and disappear! 1/4:13:90

09-30-2009, 05:40 PM	#7
nekkidhillbilly Account Suspended Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: hazard, ky Posts: 1,674	Re: looks like im keepin the 87 yeah theres less there is only like a 3 % gain on tbi over a carb

09-30-2009, 11:05 PM	#8
shrtbx Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: los angeles Posts: 202	Re: looks like im keepin the 87 yeah i might switch to the edelbrock q jet i have to see if i can squeeze some more mpg out on the freeway. Other than that i get pretty much the same if not better than the later models mentioned above.

09-30-2009, 11:22 PM	#9
TwoFiftyShifter Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Gwinnett GA Posts: 1,803	Re: looks like im keepin the 87 3%? My uncle had an '84 K20 with a 305 4bbl and an SM465, got 10/13 city highway mpg, and I have an 87 tbi 350/sm465 and i get 12/15 city highway, alot of it is driver but it seems to better than carbs.... than again it could depend on how the carb is tuned.... __________________ 1982 K10 SWB 1987 V20 - Sold - Doh!



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